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Next describe with reference to the accompanying drawings for implementing exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 1 shows the configuration of the information handling system 10 of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Information handling system 10 shown in Fig. 1 comprises: the messaging device 100 linked together by network 11, exemplary application information generation server 200 and application provide server 300.Although illustrate only a messaging device 100 in Fig. 1, actually multiple messaging device 10 can be provided.
In messaging device 100, multiple application is installed.Messaging device 100 performs application according to the input of user.The concrete example of messaging device 100 comprises: mobile phone, smart phone, tablet terminal, personal computer and PDA (personal digital assistant).
Exemplary application information generation server 200 obtains the frequency of utilization information of the frequency of utilization (number of starts) of each application of instruction from messaging device 100.In addition, exemplary application information generation server 200 uses based on the frequency of utilization information identification obtained the exemplary application that possibility is high, and will the exemplary application information of the exemplary application identified be indicated to export messaging device 100 to.
Application provides server 300 to store application program, and according to the request from messaging device 100, application program is sent to messaging device 100.
Next, the configuration of descriptor treatment facility 100 and exemplary application information generation server 200.Application provides server 300 to have to possess the function that stores application program and carries out any configuration of the function communicated with messaging device 100 and exemplary application information generation server.Those skilled in the art know the configuration being equipped with the application of these functions to provide server 300, therefore omit explanation here.
First, the structure of messaging device 100 is described.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the necessary structure that messaging device 100 is shown.
Messaging device 100 comprises display unit 101, memory cell 102, communication unit 103, data capture unit 104, menu screen generation unit 105, indicative control unit 106 and data outputting unit 107.Menu screen generation unit 105 and indicative control unit 106 form control module.
Display unit 101 indication example is as menu screen, for inputting the configuration information entr screen (being about to describe) of configuration information and the schedule entr screen (being about to describe) for inputting calendar information.
Memory cell 102 stores such as by various types of information that input block (not shown) inputs, as configuration information and calendar information.
Configuration information comprises the information relevant with the life style of user, and more specifically, comprises the information that indicating user carries out the date and time of specific activities.Such as, configuration information is the information about vacation of user, working time and commuting time.Configuration information also comprises the information of the settings upgrading interval about menu screen.
Calendar information is the information about subscriber calendar, and such as user will leave the date of travelling.
Configuration information and calendar information are the examples of date and time information.
Communication unit 103 provides server 300 to perform wireless or wire communication by network 11 and exemplary application information generation server 200 and application.
Data capture unit 104 obtains exemplary application information by communication unit 103 from exemplary application information generation server 200, and to menu screen generation unit 105 output information.
Menu screen generation unit 105 is based on the configuration information stored in storage unit 102 and calendar information, and the life style according to user is set using situation.Service condition comprises, such as, work, travel frequently and travel.In addition, menu screen generation unit 105 detects the frequency of utilization (number of starts) of each application for often kind of service condition, generate the frequency of utilization information of the frequency of utilization of each application indicating the often kind of service condition detected, and store this information in storage unit 102.In addition, menu screen generation unit 105 generates menu screen based on frequency of utilization information and exemplary application information, and makes storage unit 102 store the menu screen data indicating the menu screen generated.
Indicative control unit 106 performs the display and control of display unit 101.More specifically, indicative control unit 106 obtains the menu screen data of the menu screen corresponding with the service condition arranged for often kind of service condition by menu screen generation unit 105 from storage unit 102, and on display unit 101 display menu screen.
Each renewal interval of the menu screen that data outputting unit 107 indicates in configuration information obtains frequency of utilization information from storage unit 102, and by communication unit 103, the frequency of utilization information of acquisition is sent to exemplary application information generation server 200.
Next, the structure of exemplary application information generation server 200 is described.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of necessity configuration that exemplary application information generation server 200 is shown.
Exemplary application information generation server 200 comprises storage unit 201, market application message collector unit 202, data capture unit 203, popular application analytic unit 204, exemplary application information generating unit 205 and data outputting unit 206.
Storage unit 201 stores various types of information.
Market application message collector unit 202 is collected market application message by network 11 and store this information in storage unit 201, is wherein associated with the URL (URL(uniform resource locator)) of the loading source of application program by applying the Apply Names of application providing server 300 to provide.
Data capture unit 203 obtains the frequency of utilization information sent from messaging device 100, and stores this information in storage unit 201.
Popular application analytic unit 204 identifies based on the frequency of utilization information obtained from messaging device 100 and employs many times and the high application of popularity.In addition, popular application analytic unit 204 generates popular application information based on market application message and in storage unit 201, stores this popular application information, and the Apply Names of wherein identified application is associated with the URL of the loading source of application program.
Exemplary application information generating unit 205 identifies those application not included in the frequency of utilization information obtained from messaging device 100 from the application be included in popular application information.In addition, this exemplary application information is also stored as the exemplary application information of this messaging device 100 by exemplary application information generating unit 205 generating recommendations application message in storage unit 201, and wherein identified Apply Names is associated with the URL of the loading source of application program.
The exemplary application information of messaging device 100 is sent to this messaging device 100 by data outputting unit 206.
Next, above-mentioned configuration information entr screen is described.
When being received instruction by input block (not shown) and will performing the input of the input of configuration information, screen 400 is set shown in indicative control unit 106 makes in the diagram and shows on display unit 101.
Arrange screen 400 to comprise input field 401 vacation, working time input field 402, commuting time input field 403 and menu screen and upgrade input field, interval 404.
Information according to arranging screen 400 input is stored as configuration information in storage unit 102.In the following description, suppose that configuration information has been stored in storage unit 102, this configuration information indicates be Saturday and Sunday vacation, and the working time is from 8:30 to 18:30, and commuting time is from 7:30 to 8:30, and menu screen renewal interval is one week.
Next, above-mentioned schedule entr screen is described.
When being received instruction by input block and will performing the input of schedule input, indicative control unit 106 makes schedule entr screen 500 shown in Figure 5 show on display unit 101.
Displaying calendar on schedule entr screen 500, and by selecting sky or interval, user can input the schedule for these days and interval.
In storage unit 102, calendar information is stored as according to the schedule that schedule entr screen 500 inputs.In the following description, suppose to indicate the information being arranged in the travelling of 15 to 19 of particular month to be stored as calendar information.
Menu screen generation unit 105 is set using situation based on configuration information and calendar information.Described above, indicate that vacation, to be Saturday and Sunday, working time be from 8:30 to 18:30, commuting time is from 7:30 to 8:30 and the renewal interval of menu screen is that the information of one week is stored as configuration information.In addition, the information indicating travelling to be arranged at No. 15 to No. 19 of particular month is stored as calendar information.
Based on above-mentioned configuration information and calendar information, the Mon-Fri set of time of every day from 8:30 to 18:30 is the service condition of instruction " work " by menu screen generation unit 105, it will be the service condition of instruction " travelling frequently " from the Mon-Fri set of time of every day from 7:30 to 8:30, particular month is set to the service condition indicating " travelling " from date of No. 15 to No. 19, and other times block is set to the service condition of instruction " standard ".
Next, menu screen generation unit 105 detects the frequency of utilization (number of times of startup) of each application for often kind of service condition, generates frequency of utilization information, and store this information in storage unit 102.
Fig. 6 shows the example of the configuration of frequency of utilization information.
As shown in Figure 6, the often kind of Apply Names applied be equipped with messaging device 100 for the type of the application of often kind of service condition and the number of times of startup is associated.In the type of application, " preassembled " instruction application is installed from original state, and " downloading " instruction has installed application by down load application program.
Next, above-mentioned popular application information is described.
Fig. 7 shows the example of the configuration of popular application information.
As shown in Figure 7, indicate whether that the mark of the URL exemplary application of the loading source for often kind of service condition and application program repeatedly to start and the Apply Names of application of high popularity is associated with being identified as having based on the frequency of utilization information obtained from messaging device 100.
From in the application be included in frequency of utilization information, the type wherein the applied application that to be " downloading " and frequency of utilization be " height " is included in popular application information.
If for a service condition, whether instruction application is recommended is masked as " ο ", then applying for this service condition is exemplary application; If this is masked as "×", then applying for this service condition is not exemplary application.Therefore, wherein Apply Names is the application of " ddd " in such as Fig. 7 is exemplary application for service condition " travelling ", and is not exemplary application for other situations (standard, work and travel frequently).
Next, exemplary application information is described.
Fig. 8 shows the configuration example of exemplary application information.
As shown in Figure 8, indicate in the URL of the loading source of often kind of service condition and application program whether the mark of exemplary application is associated with the Apply Names of application.Here, the application be included in the frequency of utilization information obtained from customizing messages treatment facility 100 be included in the application in popular application information is deleted in the exemplary application information of this customizing messages treatment facility 100.Therefore, the application of having installed in messaging device 100 is not included in exemplary application information.
Next, the sequence of operations of the process flow diagram descriptor treatment facility 100 of reference shown in Fig. 9 and exemplary application information generation server 200.
In messaging device 100, data outputting unit 107 judges: whether have passed through from the time of last renewal the menu screen indicated configuration information and upgrade interval (step S901).When initially upgrading, data outputting unit 107 judges whether that have passed through menu screen from the input time of configuration information upgrades interval.
If not yet upgrade interval (step S901: no) through menu screen, then data outputting unit 107 repeats the process of step S901.
If have passed through menu screen to upgrade interval (step S901: yes), then data outputting unit 107 has sent the frequency of utilization information (step S902) stored in storage unit 102 to exemplary application information generation server 200 by communication unit 103.
In exemplary application information generation server 200, data capture unit 203 receives (step S951) frequency of utilization information sent from messaging device 100, and stores information in storage unit 201.
Popular application analytic unit 204 carrys out pop application message based on frequency of utilization information to carry out upgrading (step S952).Here, when newly adding the application not included in popular application information, popular application analytic unit 204 makes the inquiry of the URL of the loading source for application to market application message collector unit 202.Market application message collector unit 202 obtains the URL of the loading source of this application, and this information is stored in storage unit 201 as market application message.Popular application analytic unit 204 stores the URL of the loading source of application program explicitly with the Apply Names in storage unit 201.
Next, based on the popular application information obtained from messaging device 100 and frequency of utilization information, exemplary application information generating unit 205 generates the exemplary application information (step S953) for this messaging device 100.
Here suppose that popular application information is the information shown in Fig. 7, and be the information shown in Fig. 6 from information service time that messaging device 100 obtains.
The Apply Names being included in the application in popular application information is that the application of " ddd " is also included within frequency of utilization information, and is therefore understood to install in messaging device 100.As a result, exemplary application information generating unit 205 deletes the application that Apply Names is " ddd " from the application be included in popular application information, to generate the exemplary application information for this messaging device 100, as shown in Figure 8.
Exemplary application information generating unit 205 stores the exemplary application information for messaging device 100 in storage unit 201, and this exemplary application information is sent to messaging device 100 (step S954) by data outputting unit 206.
In messaging device 100, communication unit 103 receives the exemplary application information (step S903) sent from exemplary application information generation server 200, and data capture unit 104 obtains this exemplary application information, and exports this information to menu screen generation unit 105.
When receiving exemplary application information, menu screen generation unit 105 obtains frequency of utilization information from storage unit 102, and generates menu screen (step S904) based on these projects of information.
As shown in Figure 10, original state is shown by the menu screen 400 indicating a row icon 401 of each application of installing in messaging device 100 to form.
Based on frequency of utilization information, menu screen generation unit 105 is identified in frequency of utilization in the application of installing in messaging device 100 and is equal to or greater than the application of predetermined threshold.Next, menu screen 500 is divided into following three regions by menu screen generation unit 105: icon area 501, String Region 502 and exemplary application viewing area 503, as shown in Figure 11.In addition, menu screen generation unit 105 generates menu screen, and described menu screen indicates identified application by the figure in icon area 501; Application in the application of installing in messaging device 100 except identified application is shown by the character string in String Region 502; And the Apply Names of the application shown in exemplary application information is shown by the character string in exemplary application viewing area 503.In addition, menu screen generation unit 105 is additional " ■ " before the character string of the application of instruction except the application that frequency of utilization is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold, and before the character string of instruction exemplary application additional " ".In this way, the application except the application that frequency of utilization is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold can distinguish with exemplary application.
When there is many frequencies of utilization and be equal to or greater than the application of predetermined threshold, and when whole application that frequency of utilization is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold are all indicated by figure, figure rotating savings fills whole menu screen.Therefore, the frequency of utilization that menu screen generation unit 105 generates the no more than predetermined quantity indicated by figure is equal to or greater than the menu screen of the application of predetermined threshold.
In addition, menu screen generation unit 105 generate frequency of utilization be equal to or greater than in the application of predetermined threshold by figure indicate with the menu screen of the application of the predetermined quantity of the order priority ordering of frequency of utilization.
As shown in Figure 11, by illustrating the application with higher frequency of utilization with icon 401, application can be made more obvious, promote the selection of user thus.In addition, the understanding to application content is promoted by other application of character string display.As a result, further promote the selection of the application with low frequency of utilization, and on menu screen, the operability improved when selective gist, can be obtained.
In menu screen shown in Figure 11, when inputting instruction and having have selected the icon 401 shown in icon area 501, activate the application indicated by this icon 401.In addition, when inputting instruction and having have selected the character string of display in String Region 502, the application indicated by this character string is activated.And, when inputting the character string indicating and have selected display in exemplary application viewing area 503, accessing the URL be associated with the Apply Names indicated by the character string in exemplary application information, and downloading this application program.
Menu screen generation unit 105, for the often kind of service condition arranged, generates menu screen based on the frequency of utilization information in often kind of service condition and exemplary application information.Therefore, the menu screen corresponding with each service condition is generated.Figure 12 A-12C shows the example generating the menu screen corresponding with often kind of service condition.Figure 12 A shows the menu screen 600A corresponding with indicating the service condition of " work "; Figure 12 B shows the menu screen 600B corresponding with indicating the service condition of " travelling frequently "; And Figure 12 C shows the menu screen 600C corresponding with indicating the service condition of " travelling ".
Menu screen generation unit 105 is storage menu on-screen data in storage unit 102, and it illustrates and generates the menu screen corresponding with often kind of service condition.
Next, indicative control unit 106 identifies current service condition (step S905).If now, such as Monday 15:00 because Mon-Fri has been set to service condition " work " from 8:30 to 18:30, so current service condition is identified as service condition " work " by indicative control unit 106.
Next, indicative control unit 106 obtains the menu screen data of the menu screen corresponding with identified service condition from storage unit 102, and on display unit 101 display menu screen (step S906).Therefore, when current service condition has been identified as the service condition such as indicating " work " by indicative control unit 106, display unit 101 has shown the menu screen 600A shown in Figure 12 A.
In addition, indicative control unit 106 periodically identifies service condition, and when service condition changes, changes the menu screen of display on display unit 101, with consistent with this change.Therefore, indicative control unit 106 identifies the change from indicating the service condition of " work " to the service condition of instruction " travelling frequently ", and display unit 101 shows the menu screen 600B shown in Figure 12 B.
Therefore, according to this exemplary embodiment, messaging device 100 detects the frequency of utilization of each in multiple application, generate menu screen, this menu screen indicates by figure the application that the frequency of utilization detected in described multiple application is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold, and illustrates that other are applied by character string; And described menu screen is shown on display unit 101.
Be there is by display the icon of the application of high frequency of utilization, these application can be made more obvious, and promote the selection of user thus.In addition, by showing the character string of the Apply Names of other application, the content of these application can be easier to understand.As a result, promote to select to have the application of low frequency of utilization, and the operability improved can be obtained during application on choice menus.
According to this exemplary embodiment, messaging device 100 is based on the configuration information inputted in advance, life style according to user is set using situation, frequency of utilization according to each application of each for these service conditions generates menu screen, and shows these menu screens on display unit 101.
The application used by user is usually different according to service condition.As a result, detect the frequency of utilization of often kind of application for often kind of service condition, and the application in often kind of service condition with higher frequency of utilization can be shown on menu screen, when can work as selective gist on menu screen thus, obtain the operability improved.
According to this exemplary embodiment, frequency of utilization information is sent to exemplary application generation server 200 by messaging device 100, and on menu screen, be presented at the application indicated in the exemplary application information generated based on frequency of utilization information by character string.
In recent years, server 300 is provided to provide many application by application.User will select to meet difficulty in the application be applicable to for service condition from the plurality of application.As a result, for often kind of service condition, menu screen shows application indicated in the exemplary application information generated based on frequency of utilization information for often kind of service condition, to promote to select suitable application according to service condition.
Although used the information that wherein inputs about vacation, working time and commuting time as configuration information and arranged the example of the service condition that the service condition of instruction " work " and instruction " are travelled frequently ", be illustrated in this exemplary embodiment, the invention is not restricted to this form.Such as, when the user of user's treatment facility is child, service condition can be set to " in school " by the head of a family of child, " on the road going to school " and " after 20:00 ", to arrange the application that can use in often kind of service condition.In this case, in the icon area of menu screen, show instruction be set to icon available in service condition, and the character string indicating other to apply shown in String Region.In this case, even if when selected, the application indicated by character string also can not be activated.Although the character string of instruction exemplary application shows in exemplary application viewing area (but, get rid of the application that wherein there is change), the application program of the application indicated by character string can not be downloaded, even if having selected this character string.
In addition, in the present example embodiment, used and wherein inputted vacation, working time, commuting time and renewal interval and be illustrated as the example of configuration information, but the invention is not restricted to this form.By inputting more information (sex of such as user, age and occupation), as configuration information, service condition can be subdivided.In addition, in the present example embodiment, use and wherein made explanation based on the example of current time identification service condition, but the invention is not restricted to this form.Such as, GPS (GPS) function can be installed in messaging device 100, family or the position of company are input as configuration information, and then differentiate the service condition of the service condition that instruction " is travelled frequently " or instruction " work " based on the position of the messaging device 100 determined by GPS function.
The method performed in messaging device of the present invention can be applied to the program performed by computing machine.In addition, this program can be stored on the recording medium, and in addition, externally can be provided by network.
Although describe the invention of the application with reference to exemplary embodiment, the invention is not restricted to exemplary embodiment described above.Those skilled in the art are by clear: the configuration of the invention of the application and details are open for the various amendments in the scope of invention of the application.
The claim of the application is based on the right of priority of the Japanese patent application No.2012-150314 submitted on July 4th, 2012, and its full content is incorporated herein by reference in the lump at this.
Can being described in whole or in part of above-mentioned exemplary embodiment disclosed herein, but be not limited to, following remarks.
(remarks 1)
Be equipped with a messaging device for multiple application, comprise:
Display unit, display is used for the menu screen of selective gist from multiple application; And
Control module, detects the frequency of utilization of each in multiple application; Generate menu screen, described menu screen indicates by figure the application that the frequency of utilization detected in described multiple application is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold, and illustrates that other are applied by character string; And show described menu screen on the display unit.
(remarks 2)
According to the messaging device of remarks 1, wherein:
Control module based on inputted in advance by user and the date and time information indicating described user to perform the date and time of specific activities is set using situation; For the service condition arranged to detect the frequency of utilization of each in described multiple application; Described menu screen is generated according to the frequency of utilization detected; And show described menu screen on the display unit according to described service condition.
(remarks 3)
According to the messaging device of remarks 1 or 2, also comprise:
Communication unit, described communication unit can be connected with server by network, and described server identifies exemplary application according to the frequency of utilization of described multiple application and exports the exemplary application information indicating the application identified;
Wherein, described control module sends frequency of utilization information by described communication unit to described server, described frequency of utilization information indicates the frequency of utilization of each in the described multiple application detected, and when receiving by described communication unit the described exemplary application information sent from described server according to the transmission of described frequency of utilization information, generate the menu screen that the application indicated in described exemplary application information is also shown by character string.
(remarks 4)
Messaging device any one of remarks 1 to 3, wherein:
Described control module generation indicates by figure the described frequency of utilization detected and is equal to or greater than the application of no more than predetermined quantity in the application of predetermined threshold and by character string, other menu screens applied is shown.
(remarks 5)
A control method for messaging device, described messaging device is equipped with multiple application and has the display unit of display for the menu screen of selective gist from described multiple application, and described method comprises:
Detect the frequency of utilization of each in described multiple application; Generate menu screen, described menu screen indicates by figure the application that the frequency of utilization detected in described multiple application is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold, and illustrates that other are applied by character string; And show described menu screen on the display unit.
(remarks 6)
According to the control method of the messaging device of remarks 5, also comprise:
Based on inputted in advance by user and illustrate that the date and time information that described user performs the date and time of specific activities is set using situation; For the often kind of service condition arranged to detect the frequency of utilization of each of multiple application; Described frequency of utilization according to detecting generates described menu screen; And on described display unit, show described menu screen according to described service condition.
(remarks 7)
According to the control method of the messaging device of remarks 5 or 6, also comprise:
Frequency of utilization information is sent to server, described frequency of utilization information indicates the frequency of utilization of each in the described multiple application detected, described server identifies exemplary application according to the frequency of utilization of described multiple application and exports the exemplary application information indicating the application identified; And
When receiving the exemplary application information sent from described server according to the transmission of described frequency of utilization information, generate the menu screen that the application indicated in described exemplary application information is also shown by character string.
(remarks 8)
The control method of the messaging device any one of remarks 5 to 7, also comprises:
Generation indicates by figure the described frequency of utilization detected and is equal to or greater than the application of no more than predetermined quantity in the application of predetermined threshold and by character string, other menu screens applied is shown.
(remarks 9)
For the program making the computing machine in messaging device perform following process, described messaging device is equipped with multiple application, and has the display unit of display for the menu screen of selective gist from described multiple application:
Detect the frequency of utilization of each in described multiple application; Generate and indicate by figure the application that the frequency of utilization detected in described multiple application is equal to or greater than predetermined threshold, and illustrate that other are applied by character string; And described menu screen is shown on described display unit.